Proposals for forming by subscription, [electronic resource] : in the metropolis of the British Empire, a public institution for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, and for teaching, By Courses of Philosophical Lectures and Experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life. (presented) to [blank] by the Managers of the Institution.
1799
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Proposals for forming by subscription, [electronic resource] : in the metropolis of the British Empire, a public institution for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, and for teaching, By Courses of Philosophical Lectures and Experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life. (presented) to [blank] by the Managers of the Institution.
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[London : s.n., 1799]
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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50,[4]p. ; 8⁰.
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The 'Introduction' is signed on p. 23: Rumford, i.e. Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford.
The institution was established as the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
The two final leaves contain a form, addressed to Sir Joseph Banks, for subscribers.
Press figure 8 on p. 18.
Reproduction of original from "Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas".
The institution was established as the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
The two final leaves contain a form, addressed to Sir Joseph Banks, for subscribers.
Press figure 8 on p. 18.
Reproduction of original from "Department of Special Collections, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas".
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English Short Title Catalog, T222863.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Royal Institution of Great Britain.
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